There’s No Such Things As Timeless Kitchen Design

I like to flip by way of previous magazines to revisit previous tendencies. I nonetheless discover myself being impressed by issues I see in these previous magazines. However considered one of them actually caught my eye. Since we’re going to be doing a kitchen addition within the close to future, this particular version Kitchen & Bathtub publication was particularly fascinating to me. I used to be so curious to see if any of those kitchens would nonetheless look “present” right now.

This journal was from 2007, so it’s seventeen years previous.

In all probability essentially the most fascinating factor about it’s that it price $4.99.

I purchased the same journal simply final week. It’s has about the identical variety of pages, identical variety of options.

However this one price $14.99. How miserable.

However anyway, again to the 2007 publication. What actually struck me was the entire darkish cupboards. Nearly each advert in the entire journal featured darkish stained wooden cupboards. And I used to be by no means a fan of these tiny sq. mosaic tile backsplashes even again in 2007.

However the adverts that includes darkish stained wooden cupboards have been quite a few.

In truth, in the entire journal, I don’t suppose I noticed an advert that had something aside from darkish stained wooden cupboards. And the travertine. My goodness, a lot travertine!

This was through the time I had my inside adorning enterprise, and I keep in mind these tendencies. Everybody wished darkish stained cupboards with a travertine backsplash, they usually wished their houses embellished to appear like a web page out of a Pottery Barn catalog.

All I wished to do was adorn with shade, and but, I used to be caught on this by no means ending darkish wooden, travertine, Pottery Barn hell with a facet of “Texas Tuscan”. I couldn’t escape it.

I imply, these adverts with the darkish wooden cupboards simply appeared endless! Each advert!

And even after they tried one thing totally different, like this extra modern look, it was nonetheless darkish.

Then I bought to the options. That is the kitchen from the duvet.

At the very least it’s white and vibrant. It’s positively the closest to “timeless” that there’s in the entire journal.

Right here’s one other earlier than and after characteristic. I imply, you’ll be able to inform me what you suppose. Is that this timeless? I don’t suppose it’s. The after image seems to be like a earlier than image right now.

I used to be additionally shocked to see simply what number of black and white kitchens there have been on this one publication. The one from the duvet is white cupboards with a black countertop. The one above is identical. And right here’s one other one beneath.

I keep in mind this look all too properly. Regardless that the cupboards are a light-weight shade, the room has a heaviness to it.

Even this kitchen that’s a lot whiter and brighter has a heaviness to it. I feel kitchens again then have been a bit overdone. Issues appear lighter, brighter, and easier right now.

This one was most likely the closest I discovered to having the ability to go as a timeless design, though I feel a brand new coat of white paint would go a great distance on this kitchen.

This one is only a no from me.

I feel this one most likely seemed modern in 2007, however not right now.

And I don’t even keep in mind this being widespread again in 2007.

This one may nonetheless be good right now with a only a few updates, just like the ceiling. And I’d additionally take away these heavy corbels. I keep in mind these being so widespread again then, however I simply don’t see them getting used anymore.

So you’ll be able to inform me what you suppose. Do any of those go as “timeless design” to you? I personally don’t suppose there’s any such factor.